Opal L. Hoyt
Mar 7, 2015
Opal L. Hoyt, Topeka, Kansas, and formerly of Emporia, died at her home on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at the age of 86. Opal L. McCoy, the daughter of Johner Nathaniel and Edith (Bohard) McCoy, was born on July 8, 1928 near Hamilton, Kansas. She and Harold E. Hoyt were married at Hartford, Kansas on August 11, 1946. He passed...
Ronnie Gail Adee
Mar 5, 2015
Ronnie Gail Adee, 60, of Allen, Kansas, died Thursday, March 5, 2015 at his home. Ronnie was born October 24, 1954 in Twin Falls, Idaho, the son of Gaylord Marion and Benny (Hinchey) Adee. He married Ellen Louise Huhs in Kent, Washington on August 16, 1974. She survives of the home. Other survivors include a son, Brian Adee of New...
Marcia Kay Clark
Mar 4, 2015
Marcia Kay Nunemaker Clark, the daughter of Joseph Wesley and Twila Virl (Reece) Nunemaker was born September 10, 1944 at Hutchinson, Kansas. She died at her home in Emporia on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at the age of 70. Mrs. Clark is survived by her sons, Wesley Kunkel, Emporia, and Ron (Melanie) Kunkel, Waverly, Kansas; brother, Wayne Nunemaker, Tulsa, Oklahoma;...
Harold W. Shaw
Feb 28, 2015
Harold W. Shaw, 56, of Emporia, Kansas, died Saturday, February 28, 2015 at his home south of Emporia. Harold Wayne Shaw, the son of James and Elsie Lucille (Scobee) Shaw, was born April 29, 1958 in Mansfield, Missouri. He worked as an operator at the Emporia Water Treatment Plant for five years. He is survived by a son, Travis Shaw...
Dr. Marion P. Emerson
Feb 27, 2015
Dr. Marion P. Emerson, 97, retired ESU professor, died Friday, February 27, 2015 at his home. Marion was a mathematics professor for 35 years. He taught at Harper College (SUNY), and Southwest Missouri State College (MSU), before coming to Kansas State Teachers College (ESU) where he taught 26 years and was Mathematics Department Chair from 1961-1979. Marion Preston Emerson, the...
Richard "Dick" Dixon
Feb 25, 2015
Richard “Dick” Dixon, Emporia, Kansas, passed away at Newman Regional Health, Emporia, on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at the age of 87. Memorial services will be on Monday, March 2, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. at Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home. Cremation will occur following the service. Dick was born in Yakima, Washington, on April 5, 1927, the son of Lester and Alice...
Maxine Lucille Gasso
Feb 23, 2015
Maxine Lucille Gasso, 79, Emporia, Kansas, died February 23, 2015 at Stormont-Vail Medical Center, Topeka, Kansas. Maxine Lucille Borlick was born in Cicero, Illinois, on February 15, 1936, the daughter of Max and Lucille (Muranski) Borlick. She is survived by her life partner, Curt Kinzie, Emporia; daughters, Lynn Crabtree, Kenefick, Texas, and Susan Gasso-Arnold, Keller, Texas; son, Mark Gasso, Rapid...
Ralph Bond, Jr.
Feb 22, 2015
Ralph Bond, Jr., 65, of rural Emporia, Kansas, died Sunday, February 22, 2015 at Newman Regional Health, Emporia. He is survived by his wife of 44 years Monica Bond; a son, Scott Bond (Pamie) of Pensacola, Florida; daughters, Stephanie Taylor (Jesse) of Emporia, and Kelly Robbins (Ian) of Topeka; brother, Walter Bond of Atkins, Arkansas; sisters, Tressa Keeling of Clinton,...
Mary Maxine Schaefer
Feb 22, 2015
Mary Maxine Schaefer, 76, of Emporia, Kansas, died on Sunday, February 22, 2015 at Holiday Resort, Emporia. Mary was born on June 18, 1938 in Emporia, the daughter of Orville Lester and Mary Emma Porter Housley. She married Charles Ramon Schaefer on July 28, 1957 in Emporia. He died April 16, 2007 in Emporia. Surviving family members include: son, Jay...
Philip Wayne Brand
Feb 22, 2015
Philip W. Brand, 60, of Americus, Kansas, died Sunday, February 22, 2015 at Holiday Resort, Emporia. Philip Wayne Brand, the son of Philip E. and Leta Schermerhorn Brand, was born August 1, 1954 in Garnett, Kansas. He married Deborah Louise Picolet on June 11, 1977 in Emporia. She survives of the home. Other survivors include: a son, Patrick John Brand,...
Harold Lloyd Haley
Feb 19, 2015
Harold Lloyd Haley, 89, of Emporia, Kansas, died Thursday, February 19, 2015 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia. Harold was born September 10, 1925 in Olpe, Kansas, the son of Winfield Scott & Ellen (Dunn) Haley. He worked for Panhandle Eastern in Olpe and Alva, Oklahoma, retiring in 1985. Harold served in US Navy on the USS Alabama during WWII....
Rickie Hinrichs
Feb 4, 2015
Rickie Hinrichs, 62, Emporia, Kansas, was found dead at his home on Wednesday, February 4, 2015. Rickie was born April 2, 1952 in Emporia, the son of William W. and Hazel M. (Vogts) Hinrichs. He is survived by his sisters, Rita Miller, Osage City, Kansas, and Ella M. Palm, Roeland Park, Kansas; daughter, Soon Lee Hau, South Korea; and six...
Deloras Mae Lee
Feb 1, 2015
Deloras M. Lee, 78, of Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, died Sunday, February 1, 2015 at her daughter’s home in Cottonwood Falls. Deloras Mae Drummond, the daughter of Donald William and Hazel Marie Counsellor Drummond, was born on April 15, 1936 in Strong City, Kansas. She married Louis Alexander Wilder in Topeka, Kansas. He preceded her in death. She later married Roy...
Loretta J. Miller
Jan 28, 2015
Loretta J. Miller, Emporia, Kansas, formerly of Newton, Kansas, died Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at Holiday Resort, Emporia, at the age of 82. Loretta VanKley was born in Hammond, Indiana on August 8, 1932, the daughter of Rev. Albert and Grace (Wagner) VanKley. Loretta was united in marriage with Norman R. Miller in 1951 in Newton. He passed away on...
Deanna Louise Buss
Jan 27, 2015
Deanna Louise Buss, 57, of rural Reading, Kansas, died Tuesday, January 27, 2015, at her home. Deanna was born on April 30, 1957 in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Arlon and Frances Easton Tiffany. She married Rick Buss and later divorced. Surviving family members include: fiancé, Harry Whitaker of the home; son, Caleb Wayne Buss of Emporia; daughter, Ashley Marie...
Dorothy May Giffin
Jan 27, 2015
Dorothy May Giffin, 87, of Waverly, Kansas, died Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at Sunset Manor in Waverly. Dorothy was born on December 30, 1927, the daughter of Perry and Wanda Sorensen Phillips. She married Earl Alonzo Giffin on May 22, 1946 in Melvern, Kansas. He died on July 24, 2002 in Emporia, Kansas. Surviving family members include: son, Gayle Giffin...
Victor Ray Winter
Jan 26, 2015
Victor Ray Winter, 70, of Allen, Kansas, died Monday, January 26, 2015 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. Victor was born October 6, 1944 in Marion, Kansas, the son of Ruben and Ella (Ebel) Winter. He worked as a meat cutter for several years at Iowa Beef Processors in Emporia, Kansas, and then the Allen Locker in Allen. Victor retired...
Betty Ann Dengler
Jan 25, 2015
Funeral services for Betty Dengler, 43, who passed away Sunday evening, January 25, 2015 at her home in rural Olpe, Kansas, will be held at Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home on Friday, January 30, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. The service will be conducted by Pastor Lucille Barb, of the United Methodist Church, Olpe. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery, south of Emporia....
Walter L. Graham
Jan 24, 2015
Walter L. Graham, 93, of Emporia, Kansas, died Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Emporia Presbyterian Manor. Walter was born December 24, 1921 in Liberal, Kansas, the son of Logan and Margaret (Bruce) Graham. He attended Pratt Junior College, Independence Junior College and Wichita State University. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and served as a B-17 pilot...
Jerry Jim Bainum
Jan 22, 2015
Jerry Jim Bainum, 72, formerly of Centralia, Kansas, died on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at Flint Hills Care Center, Emporia, Kansas. Jerry was born on September 16, 1942 in Arlington, Kansas, the son of Brice and Betty Ann Burgess Bainum. He married Linda M. Nelson on March 24, 1978 in Chanute, Kansas. Survivors include: his wife, Linda of Emporia; sons,...
